# List of Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Lions. Since the beginning of the 2021 season, their starting quarterback has been Jared Goff.

## Regular season

The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
| 1930 | Chuck Bennett |
| 1931 | Dutch Clark / Glenn Presnell |
| 1932 | Dutch Clark (9) / Glenn Presnell (3) |
| 1933 | Glenn Presnell (11) |
| 1934 | Dutch Clark (10) / Glenn Presnell (3) |
| 1935 | Dutch Clark (6) / Glenn Presnell (6) |
| 1936 | Dutch Clark (6) / Glenn Presnell (6) |
| 1937 | Dutch Clark (11) |
| 1938 | Vern Huffman (8) / Bill Shepherd (3) |
| 1939 | Johnny Pingel (9) / Dwight Sloan (1) / Darrell Tully (1) |
| 1940 | Byron White (8) / Cotton Price (1) / Dwight Sloan (1) |
| 1941 | Byron White (8) / Cotton Price (2) / Billy Jefferson (1) |
| 1942 | Harry Hopp (5) / Chet Wetterlund (3) / Tommy Colella (2) / Murray Evans (1) |
| 1943 | Chuck Fenenbock (6) / Frank Sinkwich (4) |
| 1944 | Frank Sinkwich (9) / Bob Westfall (1) |
| 1945 | Dave Ryan (5) / Cotton Price (3) / Chuck Fenenbock (2) |
| 1946 | Jim Callahan (7) / Dave Ryan (6) |
| 1947 | Roy Zimmerman (7) / Clyde LeForce (2) / Joe Margucci (1) |
| 1948 | Fred Enke (10) / Clyde LeForce (2) |
| 1949 | Fred Enke (6) / Frank Tripucka (4) / Clyde LeForce (2) |
| 1950 | Bobby Layne (12) |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne (12) |
| 1952 | Bobby Layne (11) / Jim Hardy (1) |
| 1953 | Bobby Layne (11) / Tom Dublinski (1) |
| 1954 | Bobby Layne (8) / Tom Dublinski (4) |
| 1955 | Bobby Layne (10) / Harry Gilmer (2) |
| 1956 | Bobby Layne (12) |
| 1957 | Bobby Layne (7) / Tobin Rote (5) |
| 1958 | Tobin Rote (11) / Bobby Layne (1) |
| 1959 | Tobin Rote (7) / Earl Morrall (5) |
| 1960 | Jim Ninowski (10) / Earl Morrall (2) |
| 1961 | Jim Ninowski (8) / Earl Morrall (6) |
| 1962 | Milt Plum (14) |
| 1963 | Earl Morrall (10) / Milt Plum (4) |
| 1964 | Milt Plum (11) / Earl Morrall (3) |
| 1965 | Milt Plum (11) / George Izo (3) |
| 1966 | Karl Sweetan (8) / Milt Plum (6) |
| 1967 | Karl Sweetan (8) / Milt Plum (6) |
| 1968 | Bill Munson (12) / Greg Landry (2) |
| 1969 | Bill Munson (7) / Greg Landry (7) |
| 1970 | Bill Munson (8) / Greg Landry (6) |
| 1971 | Greg Landry (14) |
| 1972 | Greg Landry (14) |
| 1973 | Greg Landry (7) / Bill Munson (7) |
| 1974 | Bill Munson (11) / Greg Landry (3) |
| 1975 | Joe Reed (8) / Bill Munson (3) / Greg Landry (3) |
| 1976 | Greg Landry (12) / Joe Reed (2) |
| 1977 | Greg Landry (11) / Gary Danielson (2) / Joe Reed (1) |
| 1978 | Gary Danielson (11) / Greg Landry (5) |
| 1979 | Jeff Komlo (14) / Joe Reed (1) / Jerry Golsteyn (1) |
| 1980 | Gary Danielson (16) |
| 1981 | Eric Hipple (10) / Gary Danielson (4) / Jeff Komlo (2) |
| 1982 | Gary Danielson (5) / Eric Hipple (4) |
| 1983 | Eric Hipple (16) |
| 1984 | Gary Danielson (14) / John Witkowski (1) / Eric Hipple (1) |
| 1985 | Eric Hipple (15) / Joe Ferguson (1) |
| 1986 | Eric Hipple (10) / Joe Ferguson (4) / Chuck Long (2) |
| 1987 | Chuck Long (12) / Todd Hons (3) |
| 1988 | Rusty Hilger (9) / Chuck Long (7) |
| 1989 | Rodney Peete (8) / Bob Gagliano (7) / Eric Hipple (1) |
| 1990 | Rodney Peete (11) / Bob Gagliano (4) / Andre Ware (1) |
| 1991 | Rodney Peete (8) / Erik Kramer (8) |
| 1992 | Rodney Peete (10) / Erik Kramer (3) / Andre Ware (3) |
| 1993 | Rodney Peete (10) / Erik Kramer (4) / Andre Ware (2) |
| 1994 | Scott Mitchell (9) / Dave Krieg (7) |
| 1995 | Scott Mitchell (16) |
| 1996 | Scott Mitchell (14) / Don Majkowski (2) |
| 1997 | Scott Mitchell (16) |
| 1998 | Charlie Batch (12) / Frank Reich (2) / Scott Mitchell (2) |
| 1999 | Charlie Batch (10) / Gus Frerotte (6) |
| 2000 | Charlie Batch (15) / Stoney Case (1) |
| 2001 | Charlie Batch (9) / Ty Detmer (4) / Mike McMahon (3) |
| 2002 | Joey Harrington (12) / Mike McMahon (4) |
| 2003 | Joey Harrington (16) |
| 2004 | Joey Harrington (16) |
| 2005 | Joey Harrington (11) / Jeff Garcia (5) |
| 2006 | Jon Kitna (16) |
| 2007 | Jon Kitna (16) |
| 2008 | Dan Orlovsky (7) / Daunte Culpepper (5) / Jon Kitna (4) |
| 2009 | Matthew Stafford (10) / Daunte Culpepper (5) / Drew Stanton (1) |
| 2010 | Shaun Hill (10) / Matthew Stafford (3) / Drew Stanton (3) |
| 2011 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2012 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2013 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2014 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2015 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2016 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2017 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2018 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2019 | Matthew Stafford (8) / David Blough (5) / Jeff Driskel (3) |
| 2020 | Matthew Stafford (16) |
| 2021 | Jared Goff (14) / Tim Boyle (3) |
| 2022 | Jared Goff (17) |
| 2023 | Jared Goff (17) |
| 2024 | Jared Goff (17) |

## Postseason

| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
| 1935 | Glenn Presnell (1–0) |
| 1952 | Bobby Layne (2–0) |
| 1953 | Bobby Layne (1–0) |
| 1954 | Bobby Layne (0–1) |
| 1957 | Tobin Rote (2–0) |
| 1970 | Greg Landry (0–1) |
| 1982 | Eric Hipple (0–1) |
| 1983 | Gary Danielson (0–1) |
| 1991 | Erik Kramer (1–1) |
| 1993 | Erik Kramer (0–1) |
| 1994 | Dave Krieg (0–1) |
| 1995 | Scott Mitchell (0–1) |
| 1997 | Scott Mitchell (0–1) |
| 1999 | Gus Frerotte (0–1) |
| 2011 | Matthew Stafford (0–1) |
| 2014 | Matthew Stafford (0–1) |
| 2016 | Matthew Stafford (0–1) |
| 2023 | Jared Goff (2–1) |
| 2024 | Jared Goff (0–1) |

## Team career passing records

Through the 2024 NFL Regular Season
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
| Matthew Stafford | 3,898 | 6,224 | 62.6 | 45,109 | 282 | 141 |
| Jared Goff | 1,511 | 2,225 | 67.9 | 16,886 | 115 | 39 |
| Bobby Layne | 1,074 | 2,193 | 49.0 | 15,710 | 118 | 142 |
| Scott Mitchell | 1,049 | 1,850 | 56.7 | 12,647 | 79 | 57 |
| Greg Landry | 957 | 1,747 | 54.8 | 12,451 | 80 | 81 |
| Gary Danielson | 952 | 1,684 | 56.5 | 11,885 | 69 | 71 |
| Eric Hipple | 830 | 1,546 | 53.7 | 10,711 | 55 | 70 |
| Joey Harrington | 986 | 1,802 | 54.7 | 10,242 | 60 | 62 |

## Team career win / loss record

Through the 2024 NFL regular season
| Record (W-L-T) % | Quarterback(s) |
| 74–90–1 (.452) | Matthew Stafford |
| 53–29–2 (.643) | Bobby Layne |
| 40–41–3 (.494) | Greg Landry |
| 39–25–1 (.608) | Jared Goff |
| 28–29 (.491) | Eric Hipple |
| 27–30 (.474) | Scott Mitchell |
| 24–21–3 (.531) | Bill Munson |
| 23–25–4 (.481) | Milt Plum |
| 23–28–1 (.452) | Gary Danielson |
| 21–26 (.447) | Rodney Peete |